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fly-by-night

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˈfly-by-ˌnight adjective [only before noun] informal  BBa fly-by-night company or businessman is one that you cannot trust because they have only been in business for a short time and are only interested in making quick profits 〔公司或商人只求迅速获利而〕不讲信用的,不可靠的
Examples from the Corpus
fly-by-nightNot the richest of pickings, usually left to the fly-by-night minicabs.He also insists that it won't be a fly-by-night operation, that his commitment to the community is lasting and genuine.This would solve the problem of fly-by-night organisers.
From Longman Business Dictionaryfly-by-nightˈfly-by-night adjective [only before a noun] informal a fly-by-night company or businessperson is not reliable and is only interested in making a quick profit and then disappearingThe authority requires surety bonds of $50,000 from health agencies to deter fly-by-night operations from joining the program.
ˈfly-by-ˌnight adjectiveChineseSyllable
is businessman you trust fly-by-night cannot one a that Business or Corpus company


fly-by-night
ˈfly-by-ˌnight adjective [only before noun] informal
a fly-by-night company or businessman is one that you cannot trust because they have only been in business for a short time and are only interested in making quick profits


fly-by-nightBrE /ˈflaɪ baɪ naɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈflaɪ baɪ naɪt/ 🔊 adjective [only before noun] (of a person or business 人或企业) dishonest and only interested in making money quickly 无信用(或不可靠)而唯利是图的 fly-by-night noun